. >> john boehner said yesterday, we're in a moment of political rebellion in this country. what does the president think of the level of the protest, the tone of the protest? where have all of his grass roots supporters gone? >> that's a good question. i think they're frustrated with this right-wing sound machine. that's what they call it. it's a little bit harder when you have to compromise on a big issue on health care that ends up disappointing some of the supporters of the public option. which the president has signaled he may be willing to give up. there's another phenomenon out there, congressman boehner is right about this, we have also seen a huge rise in number of independents. highest level in 28 years. you might be seeing the return of those angry perot voters. from the early 1990s. >> you have so much more on the interview. but you can quickly touched on afghanistan? i believe he said we lost focus. >> he wants to get the focus back on al qaeda. putting off any decision right now of adding new troops. and i think they're trying to put that off as long as they ca